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Oscar-winning writer of The King's Speech dies fly-fishing in New Zealand
The Oscar-winning screenwriter of The King's Speech David Seidler has passed away aged 87, his manager has announced, with a sad statement shared on social media
David, who work the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech, was fly-fishing in New Zealand when he sadly passed away, a cause of death is yet to be announced. In a statement, his manager Jeff Aghassi shared the sad news, writing: "David was in the place he loved most in the world – New Zealand – doing what gave him the greatest peace which was fly-fishing. David Seidler has sadly passed away (Image: FilmMagic)The film focused on the true story of King George VI (Colin Firth) overcoming his severe stutter, thanks to the help of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush).
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